文都：2008年12月英语四级全真预测试卷(三)

　　W:Well, let’s see. Hum, maybe you could do something with Romanticism, like, eh, write your anthropology paper on the cultural basis of Romanticism, and your history paper on the influence of the Romantic Poets on British foreign policy and, okay, and your English paper, on an analysis of some Romantic poems.

　　M:Hey, that’s not a bad idea. I’ve already started the research for one of the papers. So I can use that. What I can do to repay you?

　　W:You want to write up my chemistry lab for me?

　　M:I’d love to, but I’ve never taken chemistry, so I am not sure you’ll like the result.

　　W:Oh, well. No thanks necessary, then. Have a good weekend and try to get out of the library and get some sleep. You have big circles under your eyes.

　　M: Okay, I’ll try. See you later.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19.What has the man been busy doing all week?

　　【解析】A从男士说的话中可以得知他整周都在忙他的论文。I’m working on three different papers: anthropology, English lit and history.

　　20.What does the woman suggest the man do to make his work easier?

　　【解析】D女士建议他从一个主题的三个方面来写这三篇论文。Could you write your papers on three aspects of one topic?女士建议他写与浪漫主义相关的三篇论文：write your anthropology paper on the cultural basis of Romanticism, and your history paper on the influence of the Romantic Poets on British foreign policy, your English paper, on an analysis of some Romantic poems. 即是说，三篇论文都有个类似的主题。

　　21.What does the woman mention Romanticism?

　　【解析】B女士认为男士应该写与浪漫主义相关的论文。maybe you could do something with Romanticism 从这句中可得出答案She thinks the man should write about it.

　　22.Why doesn’t the woman want any help from the man?

　　【解析】A女士知道男士很忙很累，于是没有要男士的帮助。她说：No thanks necessary。因此，正确答案就是：She knows he’s very busy.

　　Conversation Two

　　W:Hi, Frank, what are you up to? Is that really a French grammar book?

　　M:Well, I’m trying to teach myself some French. When I go to Montreal next semester, I don’t want to sound like just another tourist. Most of the people there are bilingual.

　　W:Leave Boston to go to Montreal?　I didn’t notice this university had a program in Canada.

　　M:It doesn’t. I am planning to take a short leave and absence from school, so I can go there on my own.

　　W:What’s the reason for this sudden interest in Canada?

　　M:Well, actually I’ve been thinking about going for some time now. I know someone there who has been wanting me to visit.

　　W: A relative?

　　M:An old friend of my uncle’s runs a Chemical Engineering Department there, so I hope he can help me enroll in some interesting courses.

　　W:If you want those credits transferred back here later on, you’d better arrange for it before you leave. Don’t forget what happened to Susan after she came back from Rome.

　　M:Yeah, but her situation was different. I already have all the credits I need to graduate.

　　W:So you will be taking courses just for the sake of learning.

　　M: That will be a nice change, won’t it?

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have heard.

　　23.What was Frank doing at the beginning of the conversation?

　　【解析】D对话开头弗兰克就在温习一本法语书，在自学法语。四个选项中只有D项Looking through a language textbook是符合题意的。